KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- It appears Ukraine has been using cluster munitions in Donetsk, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. The human rights organization said their use could be considered a war crime.
"During a week-long investigation in eastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch documented widespread use of cluster munitions in fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in more than a dozen urban and rural locations," the report says. The organization claims they can confirm the death of an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on October 2 was in an area that was attacked with cluster munitions. They claim at least six people have died from their use and many more have been injured, and they believe the number is likely much higher.